Kilian Nikiema

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Kilian Nikiema
Personal information
Full name Killian Basba Geeke Nikiema
Date of birth (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Drachten, Netherlands
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 ADO Den Haag
Number 23
Youth career
2007–2016 Voorschoten '97
2016–2019 ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– ADO Den Haag 12 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Netherlands U15 3 (0)
2018 Netherlands U16 1 (0)
2019 Netherlands U17 1 (0)
2019– Burkina Faso 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:24, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:24, 6 July 2024 (UTC)

Killian Basba Geeke Nikiema (born 22 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as goalkeeper for ADO Den Haag. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Burkina Faso national team.

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Club career

Nikiema began playing football with the youth academy of Voorschoten '97 at the age of 4 and played as winger, before switching to become a goalkeeper at 15. He joined the youth academy of ADO Den Haag in 2016, and signed his first professional contract with them on 9 May 2019. [1]

International career

Nikema was born in the Netherlands to a Burkinabé father and Dutch mother, and is a youth international for the Netherlands. Nikiema made his professional debut for the Burkina Faso national team in a friendly 1–0 win over Libya on 4 September 2019. [2] [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Chelsea, Yirimany Fatimm (9 May 2019). "Transfert: Kilian Nikièma signe son premier contrat professionnel avec Ado Den Haag .(Hollande)". Faso Sports.
  2. ↑ "Elson Hooi matchwinner bij Curaçao, mooie primeur Kilian Nikiema". ADO Den Haag.
  3. ↑ "ADO's jeugdoelman Kilian Nikiema in voorlopige selectie Oranje O17". 24 September 2019.
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